Florence (Firenze) Day 12 & 13Florence (Firenze) Day 12 & 13
Days 12 & 13 were spent out at Cinque Terre, a series of 5 fishing villages on the Italian coast of the Mediterranean Sea. The water was gorgeous, a translucent
Month: May 2010
Florence (Firenze) Day 11Florence (Firenze) Day 11
The time has started to speed by, it is moving so quickly now. This past Friday was spent in Pisa, where I got to hold up the leaning tower, visit
Florence (Firenze) Day 10Florence (Firenze) Day 10
I spent today out in Siena, it is a beautiful city. I find myself saying that a lot about the places I have been saying, I also noticed that I
Florence (Firenze) Day 9Florence (Firenze) Day 9
Long day today! We first went to Michelangelo’s House that he gave to his nephew Leonardo. There were a few of his works there that were very nice. They had
Florence (Firenze) Day 8Florence (Firenze) Day 8
Today we walked around Florence looking at Renaissance and Mannerist art. We visited a fer churches and the Cathedral of Florence, where Michelangelo is entombed. As it turns out Marconi
Florence (Firenze) Day 7Florence (Firenze) Day 7
Today we took a lengthy train ride to Ravenna where we saw early christian and byzantine mosaics, we visited churches, mausoleums, baptisteries ranging back 1600 years. The city is beautiful